San Isidro
Cafetalera Zamorana is a family-run coffee mill and farm
located in Costa Rica’s Central Valley. The project was
founded by Jorge Zamora Soto, a third-generation coffee
producer.
The mill began operating in the late 1990s with the goal of
increasing their coffee quality. Today, Cafetalera Zamorana
works with coffees produced on the family farms as well as
selected nearby producers in the region.
- Farm San Isidro
- Varietal Sarchimor
- Process Fully washed
- Altitude 1,300 metres above sea level
- Town / City San Isidro
- Region Central Valley
- Owner Cafetalera Zamorana
- Farm Size 120 hectares in total
Costa Rica’s history is inextricably linked to coffee production: in fact, on the eve of the country’s independence from Spain, in 1821, free coffee seeds were distributed by the local government as a means of promoting coffee production to bolster the economy. Since it was first shipped to England in 1843, coffee has been one of Costa Rica’s key exports (it was, in fact, the ONLY export until 1890) and is linked to Costa Rica’s identity in a way that no other agricultural product is. The country’s producers were also some of the first ‘responders’ in the global movement towards quality in the cup; nonetheless, as recently as the 1980s, specialty coffee was barely understood, and Costa Rica’s production was largely lumped together as undifferentiated SHB and HB.
Today, Costa Rica has answered the calls of export buyers for greater traceability and remains a leader in the boutique ‘micro mill’ and microlot movements, which allow specific lots to be traced back to a unique farm or plot.